A walker has captured images of a rare weather phenomenon called Brocken spectre on New Year's Day
The 30-year-old said it was originally his friend's idea to walk up on Wednesday.
"I was hesitant on going as I was out drinking for new years," he said, but despite only having three hours sleep, they started their journey at 06:00 and glimpsed the rare sight some hours later.Mr Pleming said the spectre appeared between the summit cafe and the peak between 09:20 and 09:25. The term Brocken spectre was coined in 1780 in Germany, named after the mountain it was first spotted on.Image copyright
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